The Board of Medicine suspended Dr. Matthew Masewic from working at the Hillsborough County Jail while it investigated the allegations. The board said Wednesday that he remains suspended while settlement negotiations take place.

Jail Superintendent David Dionne said he was surprised to hear about the allegations.

"I was surprised, and hopefully, we can come to a quick resolution and find out the rest of the story of what happened," Dionne said.

The board is investigating allegations of inadequate nurse supervision and patient mistreatment. Four patients are mentioned in the board's report.

Dionne said he didn't oversee Masewic, since that's the board's role, but he said the nurses on his staff are uneasy about the news.

"There's concerns that there may be some imperfections that were done by the nursing staff here, but we will have to wait and see," he said.

Masewic is also the director of medical services at the state psychiatric hospital, where he has been placed on paid administrative leave.

Dionne said a new physician has been put in place at the jail. That person was line line to work there next year. Dione said Masewic was planning to leave his part-time job at the jail.

"Dr. Masewic notified me two months ago that he was not going to fulfill another contract year with us, and we put out a (request for proposals), and Dr. (Christopher) Braga is the only doctor who responded," Dionne said.

Along with Braga, there will also be a physician's assistant on staff. Dionne said that both have worked in the jail before and know what to expect.

"Inmates come in very sick and ill, and we treat them as we can, the best we can, with the ability we have inside the facility, and if not, we send them out to have medical procedures done," Dionne said.

Dionne said he will be meeting with his medical staff Wednesday night to decide what changes need to be made at the jail.